Archaeologists have uncovered a large stone relief depicting King Ashurbanipal, the last powerful ruler of the Assyrian Empire, at the ruins of ancient Nineveh on the eastern bank of the Tigris River in northern Iraq. The discovery was made by a team from the University of Heidelberg, which has been excavating the Kuyunjik mound since … Continue reading Relief of King Ashurbanipal With Assyrian Gods Unearthed in Ancient Nineveh